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Salisbury averages 2.4 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (1.4″), and snow usually falls from December through March. On about 1 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 1 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0″
0
0
1
48°F
November
0″
0
0
10
37°F
December
0.8″
<1
<1
17
32°F
January
1.4″
<1
<1
19
29°F
February
0.1″
<1
<1
15
32°F
March
0.1″
0
0
8
38°F
April
0″
0
0
1
48°F
Year
2.4″
1
1
71
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Salisbury (1 mi from the city center, -75 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
2.4 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Salisbury station, 1 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 1.4 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Salisbury have?
About 71 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 29 °F.